Division I Women

Parker Leads Davidson in Big South Opener

from press release

DAVIDSON, N.C. – Alanna Parker scored a
season-high four goals and 10 Wildcats in all had at least one
point in guiding Davidson to 17-7 a home win vs. Longwood in its
Big South Opener for women’s lacrosse Saturday afternoon at
Richard Stadium.

Davidson, starting its first year in the inaugural Big South
Women’s Lacrosse Conference after playing in the National
Lacrosse Conference the past three years, snapped a two-game skid
as it moved to 3-5 on the campaign and 1-0 in league play.

The win was also the Wildcats’ third straight against
Longwood, which fell to 6-3 overall and 2-1 in the Big South.

Parker scored three of her four goals, including back-to-back
within 30 seconds of each other, in a 9-0 Wildcat run to finish out
the first half that erased an early 1-0 deficit. Her four goals
pushed her career total to 114.

Emily Cooke had a team-best five points on three goals and two
assists, giving her a team-high 37 points on the year (16 goals,
career-best 21 assists). She has already matched her point total of
all of last year in 18 games.

Emily Rademacher (four points) matched Cooke with three of her own
goals, including the first of the game on a free-position shot that
started the 9-0 spurt.

Erin Doherty had a season-high three points (2 goals, assist) and
Mary Leonard gave Davidson its fifth player with multiple goals by
scoring twice in the first half.

Lindsay Cooper had her first assist of the season, while adding a
goal. The senior gave the Wildcats their biggest lead of the game
at 16-4 off an assist from Catherine Schmidt with 13:12 left in the
game.

Longwood’s Jamie Brentlinger and Katie McHugh had three
points apiece on two goals and an assist each. Brentlinger scored
the game’s first goal, but it was all Davidson the rest of
the way.

Lauren Prasnicki and Brentlinger halted the Wildcats run with a
goal each to open the second half, but Davidson answered with five
straight goals, including two from Cooke, to push the lead out to
11 (14-3).

Both teams took 29 shots, while the Lancers held a 21-16 edge on
groundballs. The Wildcats went a perfect 4-for-4 on free-position
attempts and were 14-of-17 on clear attempts.

Davidson had 15 draw controls as Paige Logan and Emma Sissman
scooped up six each. Sissman now has a team-best 34 on the season.
Logan added four groundballs to push her total to 22 on the
season.

Jessica Melby dominated between the pipes, stopping a season-best
11 shots. It was the senior’s third double-digit save game
this year. Longwood’s Christian Acker and Caitlyn Miller
stopped a combined four shots in goal.